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MINIDISC RECORDER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

DM-9090

B60-3491-00 JA (T) MC
98/12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 97/12 11 10 9 8 7

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Page 1: ...MINIDISC RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL DM 9090 B60 3491 00 JA T MC 98 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 97 12 11 10 9 8 7 ...

Page 2: ...plug immediately to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live Do not connect those leads to the earth terminal of a three pin plug For the United Kingdom CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ...

Page 3: ...NUAL key 23 MONITOR key 23 REC MODE key 24 Recording ANALOG input 26 ANALOG recording 26 Recording DIGITAL input 28 DIGITAL recording 28 Synchro recording with CD playback 30 DIGITAL recording and SCMS 30 Editing 31 Selecting the editing function type 31 Moving the track being played TRACK MOVE 32 Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE 34 Dividing the track being played TRACK DIVIDE 36 Combini...

Page 4: ...tuner and analog disk turntable The playback circuitry incorporate the KENWOOD original 24 bit D A con verter for high quality playback D R I V E Dynamic Resolution Intensive Vector Enhancement The sampling rate converter incorporated in this unit is compatible with all digital sources 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 48 kHz Standard mode of DAT For recording of B mode broadcasting of BS tuner etc 44 1 kHz ...

Page 5: ...hould not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 5 Water and moisture The appliance should not be used near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc Never pull or stretch the cord 6 Temperature The appliance m...

Page 6: ... of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure 18 Power lines An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power lines orcircuits Wheninstallinganoutsideantennasystem extreme care ...

Page 7: ... operations 1 Set the POWER key to ON without loading a Mini Disc Check that no disc is present in the unit 2 Wait a few seconds and verify that the display shown appears 3 Set the POWER key to OFF Storage position Do not leave Mini Discs in place where the temperature and or humidity are extremely high for example in a place subject to direct sunlight Slide close Recording enabled Slide open Reco...

Page 8: ... recording or editing be sure to eject the Mini Disc so that the recording or editing data can be written in the disc WARNING NOTICE IN MOST CASES IT IS AN INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO MAKE COPIES OF TAPES OR DISCS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE COPYRIGHT OWNERS ANYONE WISHING TO COPY COM MERCIALLY AVAILABLE TAPES OR DISCS SHOULD CONTACT THE MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LIMITED OR THE PE...

Page 9: ...tting off the sound components which do not pose problem in audition even when they are not present This has made it possible to record or play up to 74 minutes Smallsoundnearlarge sound Sound does not af fect the sensitivity of ears A small sound is not audible to human ears if it is produced at the same time as a large sound Masking effect Sensitivity of ears Lowest frequencies Highest frequenci...

Page 10: ...er cord can cause malfunctions or damage to the unit Malfunction of microprocessor If operation is not possible or erroneous display appears even though all connections have been made properly reset the microprocessor referring to In case of difficulty Q Caution regarding placement To maintain proper ventilation be sure to leave a space around the unit from the largest outer dimensions including p...

Page 11: ...tem control plugs are inserted all the way in to the system control terminals About the system control operations Remote Control Lets you operate this unit with the system remote supplied with the amp or receiver Automatic Operation Automatically switches the input selector on the amp or receiver when you start playback from this unit Synchronized Recording When recording a CD after setting the am...

Page 12: ... s internal circuitry to back up the memory This condition is referred to as the standby mode of the unit While the unit is in the standby mode it can be turned ON from the remote control unit Standby mode Names and functions of parts Display Main unit Display TITLE and SEARCH indicators MONO indicator PGM Program indicator COPY indicator FADE IN OUT and peak level indicators Listening through hea...

Page 13: ...ce PHONES jack Connect stereo headphones optional here PHONES LEVEL knob Rotate to adjust the volume of the headphones TIMER switch This switch is used in timer playback and timer recording REC INPUT key Press to switch the recording input line between digital optical coaxial analog and monaural MONITOR key Press to monitor the sound being input from the source while the unit is in stop mode FADE ...

Page 14: ...ges during playback AUTO MANUAL key Selects whether the track numbers are to be marked automatically during re cording AUTO or to be marked manu ally after it MANUAL REC MODE key Press to switch the recording setting ad justment modes REC MODE ON OFF MONITOR key Press to monitor the sound being input from the source while the unit is in stop mode Remote control unit The remote control unit incorpo...

Page 15: ...ended for use in operation checking and their service life may be short 2 When the remote controllable distance becomes short replace both of the batteries with new ones 3 If direct sunlight or the light of a high frequency fluorescent lamp inverter type etc is incident to the remote sensor malfunction may occur In such a case change the installation position to avoid malfunction When pressing mor...

Page 16: ...ural long play mode requires half the amount of data required for stereo mode recording the playing time recording time of the disc is doubled to max 148 minutes from that in the stereo mode A Mini Disc recorded in the monaural long play mode cannot be played normally with equipment which is not compatible with monaural playback In case no disc is loaded When STANDBY is displayed turn the unit ON ...

Page 17: ... few seconds Track No being played Elapsed time of track being played Characters flow toward the left 1 Put the MD recorder in stop mode 2 Enter the track mode PGM goes off Playback of Mini Disc P MODE CHARA INPUT SEARCH TITLE 7 3 4 U P DOWN PUSH SET JOG DIAL OVER dB R L TITLE 0 0 1 T I T L E 15 9 12 7 5 1 3 40 30 21 18 0 SEARCH PGM MONITOR ANALOG 32kHz 2 1 3 48kHz 44 1kHz DIGITAL OVER dB R L TITL...

Page 18: ...00 0 2 To start playback directly from a part of a track Early part of track No 7 7 2 7 2 Middle part of track No 7 7 5 7 5 Latter part of track No 7 7 8 7 8 Middle part of current track 5 5 If a track NO which does not exist on the disc is selected while READING is blinking the last track on the disc will be played If the PGM indicator is lit press the CHARA P MODE key of the remote control unit ...

Page 19: ...f forward or reverse search is started during play pause the disc can be searched at a high speed but sound is not output When the reverse search is started during the program mode and the beginning of the current track is attained it will be played from the beginning To stop playback Ejecting the disc Mini Disc has been ejected AUTO PAUSE key When the AUTO PAUSE key is pressed playback pauses aft...

Page 20: ...rogrammed period has attained 256 minutes or more Tracks will be played in the order they are programmed When the 4 or key is pressed during playback tracks will be skipped in the direction of the pressed key Total remaining time of the programmed tracks Track No being played The input operation is aborted if the CHARA P MODE key is not pressed while the indicator is blinking PGM lights up Selecte...

Page 21: ...t track in the program after clear is displayed Example when P 14 has been cleared Clearing tracks from the end Press in stop mode Clearing all tracks Press in stop mode Press in stop mode or Programming Remote control unit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 100 0 10 ABC DEF MNO JKL GH I PRS TUV WXY QZ P MODE CHARA CHECK CLEAR DELETE CHARACTER SPACE CHECK CLEAR DELETE CHARACTER SPACE P MODE CHARA OVER dB R L COPY ...

Page 22: ... playback Press the REPEAT key again The REPEAT indicator goes off and the playback following the current mode PROGRAM of the MD player starts To stop repeated playback Press the REPEAT key again REPEAT lights up PGM lights up Repeated playback Each press switches the mode 1 Track mode PGM goes off 2 Program mode PGM lights up Each press switches the mode 1 Track mode PGM goes off 2 Program mode P...

Page 23: ...he no sound blank is not detected When the CD track number is increased during manual search of a CD the track number recorded on the MD may sometimes fail to be incremented A nosound track may sometimes created at the moment the played CD stops MANUAL With this setting the MD track number is not incremented automati cally during recording Track numbers can be marked either during editing by press...

Page 24: ...mode The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL 1 D REC LEVEL Digital recording level setting 2 AUTO TIME Setting of the time for detecting a no sound blank section during automatic track num ber marking 3 AUTO LEVEL Setting of the level for detecting a non sound blank section during automatic track number marking 4 FADE TIME Setting of the fading time in fade in and fade out 5 REC WRITING Se...

Page 25: ...RITING ON Setting examples WRITING ON Use this setting in normal recording from a CD etc WRITING OFF At this setting recording can be started immedi ately as the WRITING mode will not be entered Use when recording a short track or a broadcast from the tuner Fade out Fade in Initial display Adjusted value display Initial display Adjusted value display Adjusted value display Initial display Adjusted...

Page 26: ...cal input mode 4 DIGITAL 3 Coaxial input mode 5 MONO Analog monaural long play mode ANALOG lights up 1 Open the write protect tab of the Mini Disc to make it recordable 7 2 Load the Mini Disc 3 Check the remaining recording time o 4 Set the amplifier s input selector to the source to be recorded The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL 1 D REC LEVEL Digital recording level setting 2 AUTO TI...

Page 27: ...a track number is inserted in that position The eject 0 key is not accepted during recording After recording eject the Mini Disc Start recording While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc Information is being written Mini Disc has been ejected Select AUTO or MANUAL Adjust the recording level Main unit only Recording ...

Page 28: ...D REC LEVEL displayed The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL 1 D REC LEVEL Digital recording level setting 2 AUTO TIME Setting of the time for detecting a no sound blank section during automatic track num ber marking 3 AUTO LEVEL Setting of the level for detecting a non sound blank section during automatic track number marking 4 FADE TIME Setting of the fading time in fade in and fade out...

Page 29: ...e CD Unnecessary track numbers can be erased by following the procedure for Erasing the track being played TRACK ERASE While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc Play the source to be recorded After recording eject the Mini Disc To play a track with a margin from the beginning it is recommended to start playing the s...

Page 30: ... Digital Audio Tape deck Synchro recording with CD playback By connecting this unit with a KENWOOD type amplifier and CD player which are equipped with system control jacks using system control cords the recording of MD can be started in synchronism with the playback of the CD player 1 Set the amplifier s input selector to CD 2 Put the CD player in pause mode 3 Select the CD track to be recorded u...

Page 31: ...ially available recordable Mini Disc the recording can be edited in various ways Note that it is impossible to edit a playback only Mini Disc Editing is not possible while the PGM indicator is lit Moving the track being played TRACK MOVE Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE Reordering tracks by moving them Dividing a track combining two tracks Dividing the track being played TRACK DIVIDE fl ...

Page 32: ...tion by pressing the JOG DIAL Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds 1 Play a MD 2 Press the EDIT SPACE key to switch the editing mode on Moving the track being played TRACK MOVE Track being played To increase track No To decrease track No Destination track No Track to be moved OVER dB R L M O V E 15 9 12 7 5 1 3 40 30 21 18 0 SEARCH PGM MONITOR ANALOG 32kHz 2 1 3 48kH...

Page 33: ...s been displayed To cancel the editing results EDIT CANCEL To return the Mini Disc to the condition before it was loaded in the unit perform the following key operations before ejecting the disc After canceling the editing operation can be restarted from the beginning Display after execution EDIT NOW When editing is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editin...

Page 34: ... the selection by pressing the JOG DIAL To increase track No To decrease track No Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all tracks have been arranged in the desired order 20 continuous tracks within the specified range can be reordered at a time 1 Put the MD recorder in stop mode 2 Press the EDIT SPACE key to switch the editing mode on Moving several tracks at a time QUICK MOVE Title scrolling Next track No ...

Page 35: ...tion is being written on the Mini Disc Display after execution EDIT NOW When editing is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is incomplete Image of track insertion Display when tracks are moved between two track Nos Display when tracks are moved at the top of all tracks Moved Track Nos Moved Track Nos Moved Track Nos Track No Mini Disc has been ejecte...

Page 36: ... the last track but the part in the next track cannot be divided by TRACK DIVIDE Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds Preparation When preview is not required press the ENTER key once so that ok is displayed then go to step 3 1 Play the MD track to be divided 2 Press the EDIT SPACE key to switch the editing mode on Some functions are limited due to the restrictions i...

Page 37: ... half Divided track first half Should be approx 2 sec or longer Image of track division Image of preview Display after execution EDIT NOW When editing is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is incomplete While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc Up to 255 track numbers...

Page 38: ...it will be combined If the operation is started during playback it pauses automatically Preparation To combine the track with the next track to it go to step 3 Track being played To combine track Nos 5 and 7 Combining the track being played TRACK COMBINE 1 Select the track number 2 Set the selection by pressing the JOG DIAL To decrease track No To increase track No Some functions are limited due t...

Page 39: ...on Should be approx 2 sec or longer Execute the track combine operation Eject the Mini Disc While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc Display after execution EDIT NOW When editing is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is incomplete Mini Disc has been ejected Informati...

Page 40: ...diting is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is incomplete Confirm that the track has been erased Preparation Erasing the track being played TRACK ERASE 1 Select ERASE 2 Set the selection by pressing the JOG DIAL The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL 1 DIVIDE Dividing a track 2 COMBINE Combining tracks 3 ERASE Erasing track s 4 MOVE Moving...

Page 41: ...isc has been ejected While WRITING is displayed do not apply shock or vibration to the unit because information is being written on the Mini Disc Track Nos are adjusted Track to be erased Image of track erasure N O D I S C WRITING EJECT Note Note 0 A B D 1 2 4 3 C A B 1 2 3 D 4 ...

Page 42: ...rased 2 Set the selection by pressing the JOG DIAL Selected track 4 U P DOWN PUSH SET JOG DIAL 4 U P DOWN PUSH SET JOG DIAL 4 U P DOWN PUSH SET JOG DIAL 4 U P DOWN PUSH SET JOG DIAL OVER dB R L E R Q A S E 15 9 12 7 5 1 3 40 30 21 18 0 SEARCH PGM MONITOR ANALOG 32kHz 2 1 3 48kHz 44 1kHz DIGITAL OVER dB R L o k 15 9 12 7 5 1 3 40 30 21 18 0 SEARCH PGM MONITOR ANALOG 32kHz 2 1 3 48kHz 44 1kHz DIGITA...

Page 43: ...CEL operation is not possible If DISC ERROR is displayed with a Mini Disc which has been know to be normal re load the Mini Disc before pro ceeding to the ALL ERASE operation This may makes it possible to read the Mini Disc contents Display after execution EDIT NOW When editing is in progress COMPLETE When editing is completed successfully CAN T EDIT When editing is incomplete Erasing desired trac...

Page 44: ...o this unit Editing is aborted if no operation has been performed for 8 seconds To edit a disc title Select DISC To edit a track title Select the desired track number To edit the preset titles Select the desired preset number To erase both disc and track titles 2 Set the selection Press the JOG DIAL To abort operation press the TITLE INPUT key again To input a title go to step 2 To change or delet...

Page 45: ...LE SEARCH key during title input switches the input mode between the overwrite mode and insert mode Selected character This procedure is continued on next page 3 Set the selected character Repeat steps 1 to 3 till all of the title charac ters have been input Pressing the EDIT SPACE key inserts a blank space character Main unit Remote control unit Press the JOG DIAL A B C D E F E E E E E a b c d e ...

Page 46: ...aracter The display can be scrolled so that any character in a single group can be selected Characters can also be selected directly from the remote control unit by using the numeric keys Example Each press of the 2 key switches characters in order of A B C The cursor can be moved to the left and right with the 1 and keys All characters of a title can be changed or erased by repeating steps 1 to 5...

Page 47: ...formation is being written on the Mini Disc Scrolling the display There may be cases in which the amount of information is too large to be displayed at a time during the title input operation etc In such a case pressing and holding the 1 or key allows to move the displayed characters to the left or right so that other information which has been hidden can be displayed This leftward or rightward mo...

Page 48: ... track titles and music of CD tracks can be copied onto a MD disc It is not possible to copy the text alone However note that the copying of CD text may not be possible with certain discs Copying the CD text 1 Switch the TITLE INPUT mode on 2 Select CDtext LOAD 3 Set the selection by pressing the JOG DIAL The modes are switched by rotating the JOG DIAL 1 DISC Disc title 2 001 Track title 3 PRE 1 P...

Page 49: ...ost evenly from 0 dB to 30 dB in this mode which is suitable for playing music with wide level variation from pianis simo to fortissimo such as classical music By switching the fade mode on each track can be recorded with gradual sound increase at the beginning and gradual sound de crease at the ending The fade mode can be switched on when the unit is ON the REC INPUT is DIGITAL in stop mode or in...

Page 50: ...ions For timer recording be sure to set the write protect tab to enable recording 7 For timer recording be sure to check the remaining recording time o 2 5 After having set the timer be careful not to press the ON STANDBY key of the remote control unit to ON otherwise the timer operation would be activated Set the timer so that the tuner reception can be started at the desired time of the day Set ...

Page 51: ...iting operation may sometimes be impossible to be combined with another track As recording is performed on a minimum recording basis of 2 seconds the displayed time may not coincide with the consumed disc capacity Sound interruption may occur due to a combination of various factors and it is not a malfunction A short track may be created depending on the contents of the recorded source CD for exam...

Page 52: ...ram mode of the CD player off and put both the CD player and MD recorder in stop mode The CD text of the current disc cannot be copied Use a copy capable CD disc This unit is not loaded with disc The digital cord or optical fiber cable is not locked in position or connected incompletely or not connected An attempt is made to record digital signal from a source while its digital copy has been prohi...

Page 53: ...ed by SCMS The recording level is too low in case of analog recording A playback only disc has been loaded The disc does not have a recordable area The REC INPUT key is not set to the actual input source If the amplifier is connected to this unit through a system control cord the amplifier s input selector is set to the MD input The recording level has not been adjusted A disc in which distorted s...

Page 54: ...ack mode More than 98 dB Total harmonic distortion 1 kHz playback mode Less than 0 004 Wow flutter Less than unmeasurable limit Analog input sensitivity input impedance 500 mV 22 kΩ Analog output level output impedance 2 0 V Less than 300 Ω Headphone output 20 mW 32 Ω load Digital input Coxaial 0 5 Vp p 75 Ω Optical Wave length 660 nm 15 dBm 21 dBm Digital output Coxaial 0 5 Vp p 75 Ω Optical Wave...

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Page 56: ...found on the back of the unit in the spaces designated on the warranty card and in the space provided below Refer to the model and serial numbers whenever you call upon your dealer for information or service on this product Model Serial Number ...

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